As we have already informed , by the decision of the Competition Board, Tatevik Barseghyan has been nominated for the vacant position of a member of the Corruption Prevention Commission.
74 deputies took part in the voting.
The National Assembly did not elect Barseghyan a member of the Corruption Prevention Commission with 66 “for”, 8 “against” and 0 “abstained” votes.
It should be reminded that the latter worked at the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center (TIAC) in 2012-2019, and currently is a member of TIAC.
It should also be noted that the Competition Board includes two former employees of the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, Liana Ghaltaghchyan , who is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister and Heriknaz Tigranyan, who is an MP.
Tigranian was in the TIAC Board, and currently is the TIAC member. Ghaltaghchyan is also a member of TIAC. Tigranyan presented Barseghyan’s biography in the National Assembly.
In fact, it turns out that the two TIAC members elected another member and submitted the candidacy to the National Assembly, a fact that does not meet such important criteria set out in the Jakarta Statement on the Principles for Anti-Corruption Agencies as: impartiality, neutrality, integrity and competence, independence and political neutrality.
It is surprising when TIAC’s mission is to fight corruption and transparency, but through the activities of its members it contributes to the failure of the fight against corruption and supports sponsorship.
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